Julie Andrews or Vanessa Redgrave: Whose rendition of "Lusty Month of May" — Page 2

"Those "tra-la-las" on the cast album version get on my nerves, LOL."

If you think LISTENING them is difficult, try singing them. I've done two productions of CAMELOT and singing all those "tra-la-la's" was a pain in the butt. Also, if performed as written and without cuts, "The Lusty Month of May" will have the audience leaving the theater at about dawn.

I agree its an unfair comparison. Andrews is a musical theater thoroughbred while Redgrave's involvement in musicals was dilettantish at best. I do like the way Redgrave mischievously accentuates the "lusty" part of the lyric.

Maybe I'm not giving her a chance. And I saw the movie only once, when it came out. I love the ocr (London?broadway?). But I just can't tolerate Redgrave's attempt at singing. Such a wonderful opportunity -a Camelot film- missed because of that casting decision. I refuse to even listen to Redgrave now to see if there is some part of her interpretation is even interesting, to say nothing of determining superiority. Occasionally I will hear a Redgrave Camelot song on sirius (why oh why do they decide to play it?) for the few seconds that I hear it before changing the station, I am reminded again how lacking was her singing ability. Again, maybe there is something worthwhile there but I'm not willing to lyakevtje time ook for it.